Trade during the playoffs?

[montgod]

Does anyone know of recent memory a trade that occured during the playoffs? Of course, the teams doing the trading would not be participating in the playoffs but I know I read somewhere that this is allowable. I just don't ever remember it happening... or have been to lazy to do a search :blah

If this is the case, I wonder why more teams don't do trading more often right after the season? I guess waiting to see what happens during the draft and how FA might turn out.

[montgod]

No, the playoffs still counts as the season, and we are past the deadline.

That's what I thought but wasn't sure. Thanks.

Mods... you can delete this thread.

[Mel_13]

No, the playoffs still counts as the season, and we are past the deadline.

I remember the post the OP refers to. I believe ploto was the poster. I was surprised to read that trades were possible before the end of the playoffs and looked it up to see if it was true. According to this reference, it is:

http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#Q85

Applicable portion:

Teams are free to make trades again once their season has ended, but cannot trade players whose contracts are ending or could end due to an option or ETO.

[exstatic]

No, the playoffs still counts as the season, and we are past the deadline.

If both team's season is over (either eliminated from, or didn't make the playoffs), they can make a trade right up until the end of the Finals. There are conditions, though. I think any contract that will end in June cannot be moved at this point. There were a couple of teams that made a late May or June trade, back in 2007, I think, while we were on our Ring Run. Freaked me right out.

[Mel_13]

Huh thats an odd rule. I would believe it is an uncommonly taken advantage of because other teams might find it unfair. If the Spurs and Blazers were to make a trade for Batum and say the Lakers wanted to make a trade but could not make an offer due to the post season the Spurs (or any other team not playing) could have a slight unfair advantage.

I agree and I can't recall any trades made before the end of the playoffs.

[montgod]

If both team's season is over (either eliminated from, or didn't make the playoffs), they can make a trade right up until the end of the Finals. There are conditions, though. I think any contract that will end in June cannot be moved at this point. There were a couple of teams that made a late May or June trade, back in 2007, I think, while we were on our Ring Run. Freaked me right out.

Really? I think I am going to have to go to the rule book to see if there is anything on this.

If it's true, I wonder why more teams don't trade more often during the playoffs?

[exstatic]

Huh thats an odd rule. I would believe it is an uncommonly taken advantage of because other teams might find it unfair. If the Spurs and Blazers were to make a trade for Batum and say the Lakers wanted to make a trade but could not make an offer due to the post season the Spurs (or any other team not playing) could have a slight unfair advantage.

I think it's like the lottery, a built-in advantage for the eliminated teams.

[exstatic]

Really? I think I am going to have to go to the rule book to see if there is anything on this.

If it's true, I wonder why more teams don't trade more often during the playoffs?

Look up at mel_13's post.

[FromWayDowntown]

There were a couple of teams that made a late May or June trade, back in 2007, I think, while we were on our Ring Run. Freaked me right out.

I'm sure there are other examples, but this is a recent one and probably is what exstatic was talking about:

6/14/07 (the day of Game 4 of the '07 Finals) -- Houston traded Juwan Howard to Minnesota for Mike James and Justin Reed.

[kobyz]

i think the trade Nesterovic for Bonner was during the playoffs

[FromWayDowntown]

i think the trade Nesterovic for Bonner was during the playoffs

That was the day after the Heat won the '06 Finals.

Heat beat the Mavs on 6/20/06 to clinch the title. The following day, "San Antonio traded Rasho Nesterovic and cash to Toronto for Matt Bonner, Eric Williams, and a 2009 2nd round draft pick."

http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/nba-daily/older/05-06/scores6-21.txt

[kobyz]

That was the day after the Heat won the '06 Finals.

Heat beat the Mavs on 6/20/06 to clinch the title. The following day, "San Antonio traded Rasho Nesterovic and cash to Toronto for Matt Bonner, Eric Williams, and a 2009 2nd round draft pick."

http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/nba-daily/older/05-06/scores6-21.txt

i was close